Daily passenger entries at each station in the São Paulo metro system. Data covers January 2012 through 2026 for Lines 4 and 5 (Insper Dataverse), and 2020 through 2026 for Lines 1, 2, 3, and 15 (METRO SP transparency portal).
Format
A data frame with the following columns:
- date
Date of observation (Date).
- line_number
Metro line number: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 15 (integer).
- station_name
Full station name (character).
- passengers
Daily passenger entries (numeric).
- line_name
English name of the metro line (character).
- line_name_pt
Portuguese name of the metro line (character).
- station_code
Three-letter station abbreviation used internally by METRO SP (character).
NAfor Lines 4 and 5 (Dataverse source).- year
Calendar year (integer).
Source
Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (METRO SP). https://transparencia.metrosp.com.br/dataset/demanda
Details
Station coverage and date range by line:
Line 1 (Azul/Blue): 23 stations, 2020–2026 (METRO SP portal).
Line 2 (Verde/Green): 14 stations, 2020–2026 (METRO SP portal).
Line 3 (Vermelha/Red): 18 stations, 2020–2026 (METRO SP portal).
Line 4 (Amarela/Yellow): January 2012–2026 (Insper Dataverse);
station_codeisNA.Line 5 (Lilás/Lilac): August 2018–2026 (Insper Dataverse);
station_codeisNA.Line 15 (Prata/Silver): 10 stations in 2020, 11 from 2021 onward (Jardim Colonial added), 2020–2026 (METRO SP portal).
Some stations appear on multiple lines (e.g., Ana Rosa on Lines 1 and 2, Paraíso on Lines 1 and 2, Sé on Lines 1 and 3). These are recorded separately for each line.
See also
station_averages for monthly weekday averages,
passengers_entrance for monthly line-level totals.